Synopsis The book contains systematic account of most important plants used in medicine. The text of each plant is divided into two portions; the first devoted to the description of the species, its localities and other purely botanical matter; the second to the general character, composition, properties and uses of its parts or products which are employed in medicine or otherwise. The work is thus of a too comprehensive character for one author, Professor Bentley, who originally designed it with the co-operation of Dr. Trimen, who under took the first portion.